diff --git a/Miniforge3/construct.yaml b/Miniforge3/construct.yaml
index 19c25891..c1dcbe45 100644
--- a/Miniforge3/construct.yaml
+++ b/Miniforge3/construct.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 
 name: {{ name }}
 version: {{ version }}
+company: conda-forge
 
 channels:
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  # specifying the channel with the full URL adds two channels
+  # when the end user adds the channel without the full URL
+  # - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  - conda-forge
 
 write_condarc: True
 # keep pkgs for space-saving implications for hardlinks when create new environments